« previous next »
Pages:  [1]     Go Down

Author Topic: Hello from South Carolina!  (Read 2900 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Gdubb90

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 41
  • Location: [US-GA]
Hello from South Carolina!
« on: Sun, 17 April 2016, 07:04:45 »
Hey all,

I've been lurking on /r/mechanicalkeyboards for a few years now and I recently found out about this forum. Needless to say I'm very excited to be here and I have really enjoyed all of the fantastic content I have seen so far! You guys have a really great community here and I'm happy to become a part of it.

A little about me, I'm from South Carolina, USA. I currently own 2 mechanical keyboards.

1) CM Quickfire TK w/ Cherry MX Blues. I've had it for a year or so and I use it mostly for gaming.
2) HHKB Pro 2. I just got it a few weeks ago and the topre switches have been a gamechanger! I carry this one around with me to work, etc.

My latest project: I'm working on a machined wooden enclosure for my HHKB and when I get it finished up I'd love to share it with the forum. Woodworking has been a lifelong passion and its really fun to get to combine it with keyboards.

Again, you guys have a great place here and I'm glad to be here!  :D

-G

Logged
  ///    /// 

Offline evangs

  • * Maker
  • Posts: 1053
  • Location: Arizona
  • TheVan
Re: Hello from South Carolina!
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 17 April 2016, 10:52:18 »
Hello! Glad to have you here and can't wait to see that wooden case!!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Logged

Offline ghostjuggernaut

  • * Curator
  • Posts: 3575
Re: Hello from South Carolina!
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 17 April 2016, 11:00:30 »
Welcome to the forum! 

Where in SC are you located?  I am in Charleston, and there is another member from Columbia.
Logged

Offline ApocalypseMaow

  • Kitteh Overlord
  • Posts: 1877
  • Location: Arkansas
  • Say WHAAT...
Re: Hello from South Carolina!
« Reply #3 on: Sun, 17 April 2016, 11:05:45 »
south cackalacky!!!

I used to live in savannah... it's hot as balls around there

welcome
Logged
{WTT}HoffNudes(WTS)BLK LightSaverV2         
"#baby****fangerz" -Vesper 2015

Offline Gdubb90

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 41
  • Location: [US-GA]
Re: Hello from South Carolina!
« Reply #4 on: Sun, 17 April 2016, 16:16:09 »
Quote from: ApocalypseMaow on Sun, 17 April 2016, 11:05:45

I used to live in savannah... it's hot as balls around there


Yes it certainly is, Savannah especially. Pretty place though!

Quote from: ghostjuggernaut on Sun, 17 April 2016, 11:00:30

Where in SC are you located?  I am in Charleston, and there is another member from Columbia.

Hey there! I am currently in Greenville, I moved here a few months back for work.
Logged
  ///    /// 

Offline jerue

  • (Whenever that happens :P)
  • * Destiny Supporter
  • Posts: 1232
  • Location: SC
Re: Hello from South Carolina!
« Reply #5 on: Sun, 17 April 2016, 16:55:12 »
Welcome!

I'm that other guy ghost mentioned is from Columbia :D

Another member who loves woodworking...this is awesome to hear. Really looking forward to seeing your progress on the wooden HHKB case. I bet mrbishop would love to hear from you, another south cackalackian who also likes woodworking and has made a few 60% cases.

You might hear from me in the future about a wooden case ;)
Logged

Offline xtrafrood

  • formerly csmertx
  • * Elevated Elder
  • Posts: 2716
  • Location: Gainesville, FL
  • KA2 touchpad on top
    • csmertx.com
Re: Hello from South Carolina!
« Reply #6 on: Sun, 17 April 2016, 17:56:08 »
Whoa, a wooden case for hhkbs. You have some serious ambition! I'm not even kidding, that sounds like an extremely difficult endeavor.

Welcome :)
Logged
(sold) Chris Schammert (Christopher Schammert)

Offline Gdubb90

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 41
  • Location: [US-GA]
Re: Hello from South Carolina!
« Reply #7 on: Sun, 17 April 2016, 20:18:46 »
Thanks again everyone for the welcomes!

Quote from: csmertx on Sun, 17 April 2016, 17:56:08
Whoa, a wooden case for hhkbs. You have some serious ambition! I'm not even kidding, that sounds like an extremely difficult endeavor.

Yea the deeper I dive into it the more challenging it has proven to be, but I'm feeling confident that I can pull it off (with quite a bit of trial and error, of course), hopefully within the next week or two.

Quote from: jerue on Sun, 17 April 2016, 16:55:12
I'm that other guy ghost mentioned is from Columbia :D

Another member who loves woodworking...this is awesome to hear. Really looking forward to seeing your progress on the wooden HHKB case. I bet mrbishop would love to hear from you, another south cackalackian who also likes woodworking and has made a few 60% cases.

You might hear from me in the future about a wooden case ;)

That's great to hear! I've never been to Columbia but I've met a lot of people in Greenville that are from those parts.
I'd be glad to keep you posted on how the HHKB case is going, its exciting to see some people nearby who are also into woodworking.
Logged
  ///    /// 

Offline rowdy

  • HHKB Hapster
  • * Erudite Elder
  • Posts: 21175
  • Location: melbourne.vic.au
  • Missed another sale.
Re: Hello from South Carolina!
« Reply #8 on: Mon, 18 April 2016, 05:51:54 »
Welcome to Geekhack!

Someone made an aluminium HHKB case not that long ago.  It looked like a big red brick (the sample was red).

Please don't make yours look like a brick :p

If you can pull this off, you might get a lot of questions about making more of them ...
Logged
"Because keyboards are accessories to PC makers, they focus on minimizing the manufacturing costs. But that’s incorrect. It’s in HHKB’s slogan, but when America’s cowboys were in the middle of a trip and their horse died, they would leave the horse there. But even if they were in the middle of a desert, they would take their saddle with them. The horse was a consumable good, but the saddle was an interface that their bodies had gotten used to. In the same vein, PCs are consumable goods, while keyboards are important interfaces." - Eiiti Wada

NEC APC-H4100E | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED red | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED green | Link 900243-08 | CM QFR MX black | KeyCool 87 white MX reds | HHKB 2 Pro | Model M 02-Mar-1993 | Model M 29-Nov-1995 | CM Trigger (broken) | CM QFS MX green | Ducky DK9087 Shine 3 TKL Yellow Edition MX black | Lexmark SSK 21-Apr-1994 | IBM SSK 13-Oct-1987 | CODE TKL MX clear | Model M 122 01-Jun-1988

Ị̸͚̯̲́ͤ̃͑̇̑ͯ̊̂͟ͅs̞͚̩͉̝̪̲͗͊ͪ̽̚̚ ̭̦͖͕̑́͌ͬͩ͟t̷̻͔̙̑͟h̹̠̼͋ͤ͋i̤̜̣̦̱̫͈͔̞ͭ͑ͥ̌̔s̬͔͎̍̈ͥͫ̐̾ͣ̔̇͘ͅ ̩̘̼͆̐̕e̞̰͓̲̺̎͐̏ͬ̓̅̾͠͝ͅv̶̰͕̱̞̥̍ͣ̄̕e͕͙͖̬̜͓͎̤̊ͭ͐͝ṇ̰͎̱̤̟̭ͫ͌̌͢͠ͅ ̳̥̦ͮ̐ͤ̎̊ͣ͡͡n̤̜̙̺̪̒͜e̶̻̦̿ͮ̂̀c̝̘̝͖̠̖͐ͨͪ̈̐͌ͩ̀e̷̥͇̋ͦs̢̡̤ͤͤͯ͜s͈̠̉̑͘a̱͕̗͖̳̥̺ͬͦͧ͆̌̑͡r̶̟̖̈͘ỷ̮̦̩͙͔ͫ̾ͬ̔ͬͮ̌?̵̘͇͔͙ͥͪ͞ͅ

Offline Gdubb90

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 41
  • Location: [US-GA]
Re: Hello from South Carolina!
« Reply #9 on: Mon, 18 April 2016, 06:46:09 »
Quote from: rowdy on Mon, 18 April 2016, 05:51:54
Someone made an aluminium HHKB case not that long ago.  It looked like a big red brick (the sample was red).

Please don't make yours look like a brick :p

If you can pull this off, you might get a lot of questions about making more of them ...

Avoid brick-look at all costs - check.
But hey if there is some communal interest I'd be thrilled to make more, its something I love to do! (First I need to focus on making the prototype happen and avoid anything brickish!) :D
Logged
  ///    /// 

Offline billnye

  • ability man
  • Posts: 2132
  • Location: NC
Re: Hello from South Carolina!
« Reply #10 on: Mon, 18 April 2016, 06:50:09 »
Welcome from NC!

Looking forward to seeing more about the wooden HHKB case :).
Logged

Offline Gdubb90

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 41
  • Location: [US-GA]
Re: Hello from South Carolina!
« Reply #11 on: Mon, 18 April 2016, 06:52:29 »
Quote from: billnye on Mon, 18 April 2016, 06:50:09
Looking forward to seeing more about the wooden HHKB case :).

The pressure to deliver is certainly on now!  :p I'm on it.
Logged
  ///    /// 
Pages:  [1]     Go Up
« previous next »